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little something; reward; tip

1

metaphysical

1

conceptual; ideational; notional; theoretical; academic

1

honest; trustworthy; upright; sincere

1

evergreen oak

1

hokora; small wayside shrine

6

to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time

1

offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering

1

to throw away; to abandon

1

weatherbeaten; exposed to rain

1

curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)

8

to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)

1

to be inclined to do; to be willing to do

1

Gifu prefecture (Chūbu area)

1

morals; morality; ethics

4

mochi; (sticky) rice cake

1

thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery

3

soccer; seersucker

1

referee; umpire

1

short pants; shorts; breeches; knickerbockers

3

stoppage time; injury time; added time; lost time; wasted time

1

insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy

4

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

1

for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad

1

free, unfettered and flexible; versatile; adaptable

1

occupation forces; occupation army

1

Douglas MacArthur

1

general; shogun

1

after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after

1

military personnel; soldier

1

super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than

1

postmodern; postmodernism

1

double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself

1

to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)

4

land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

1

whatever

1

belief; faith; conviction

1

justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation

2

to hate; to detest

1

liquid state

1

transitional

1

to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for

1

express home delivery (by the Kuroneko Yamato company); door-to-door parcel delivery; courier service

1

here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

1

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

1

Russia

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Anton Chekhov

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firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation

2

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

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easy; simple; there's no way that ...

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